LOUISIANA

Amendments

Hurricanes: provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), S1366, S1371 [15FE], H499 [1MR]

Articles and editorials

Evacuee Study Finds Declining Health, E673 [2MY]

Hey, Congress, How About Us?, H1001 [15MR]

Invisible People, E1059 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions

Contracts: promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in the Gulf Coast Region or Iraq (see S. 2277), S1129 [13FE]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water resources projects and activities for the Louisiana coastal area (see H.R. 5461), H3137 [23MY]

———submit a report identifying activities for hurricane and flood protection near Lake Pontchartrain (see S. 2232), S446 [1FE] (see H.R. 4748), H273 [14FE]

Delta/Black Belt Regional Authority: establish to provide community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 5082), H1452 [4AP]

Dept. of Education: extend period during which a State or local educational agency may obligate temporary emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary school students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 5354), H2584 [11MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Gulf Coast Long-Term Recovery Office (see H.R. 5547), H3496 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing and provide a portion of the revenues from that leasing to producing States and coastal political subdivisions (see S. 2384), S1893 [8MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: carry out a program to temporarily make payments under residential mortgage loans for properties significantly damaged by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4991), H1128 [16MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program (see S. 3630), S7284 [10JY]

Gulf Coast Region Redevelopment Commission: establish (see H.R. 4691), H154 [1FE]

Hurricanes: authorize bridge loan programs funding, increase small business access to export assistance in certain areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma, and authorize additional disaster loans (see S. 2482), S2603 [30MR]

———call upon the President to meet with a joint session of Congress to discuss the plan for post-Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts (see H. Con. Res. 356), H874 [13MR]

———commend efforts of faith-based and community organizations in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H. Res. 823), H2961 [19MY]

———ensure efficiency and fairness in awarding of Federal contracts in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita reconstruction efforts (see S. 2774), S4339 [10MY]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Rita and commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana and Texas (see S. Res. 416), S2689 [31MR]

———provide for recovery from Hurricane Katrina (see S. 2319), S1414 [16FE]

———restore health care-related services in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4858), H564 [2MR]

Louisiana Hurricane and Flood Protection Council: establish (see S. 2421), S2202 [15MR] (see H.R. 5448), H3016 [22MY]

NASA: recognize dedication of employees at the Michoud Assembly Facility, LA, who risked their lives during Hurricane Katrina to keep generators and pumps running to protect the facilities and flight hardware (see H. Res. 892), H4554 [26JN]

NOAA: report to Congress on the effects of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma on fisheries and fish habitat (see H.R. 5446), H3016 [22MY]

Taxation: eliminate income threshold for the child tax credit in the case of taxpayers who had a primary residence in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area (see S. 2257), S864 [8FE] (see H.R. 4708), H223 [8FE]

———expand certain tax benefits relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 2451), S2313 [16MR]

Unemployment: extend the period of compensation in connection with Hurricane Katrina (see S. 3030), S5117 [24MY]

Voting: encourage Louisiana and the Dept. of Justice to establish satellite voting outside of Louisiana for scheduled New Orleans elections (see H. Con. Res. 385), H1679 [6AP]

Essays

Blessed Broken School: Breisa Baker, E1276 [26JN]

Letters

Election Assistance Commission grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: several organizations, S3872 [2MY]

Hurricane Rita recovery in southwest Louisiana: several Louisiana State and local officials, H1000 [15MR]

Prevent shipbuilders under Federal contract from receiving both disaster recovery funding and insurance benefits for hurricane damages: Donald P. Springer, Defense Contract Management Agency, S3865 [2MY]

Restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: Al Ater, Eric Clark, and Nancy Worley, National Association of Secretaries of State, H1082 [16MR]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: provide assistance to agricultural producers whose operations were severely damaged by hurricanes, H1043 [15MR]

Appropriations: require hurricane relief and recovery funding be considered in separate legislation from supplemental defense appropriations, H1079-H1082 [16MR]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): release of report, E618 [26AP]

Contracts: promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in the Gulf Coast Region, H950 [14MR]

———promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in the Gulf Coast Region or Iraq, H263 [14FE], H376 [16FE]

Crowley, LA: tribute to Ms. Bea's Community Reading Program, E419 [28MR]

———tribute to reopening of renovated city hall, E704 [3MY]

Denton, TX: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, E947 [24MY]

Dept. of Education: extend period during which a State or local educational agency may obligate temporary emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary school students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (H.R. 5354), H2967-H2969 [22MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: investigate denial of claims by insurance companies for homeowners affected by Hurrican Katrina, shifting liability to the National Flood Insurance Program, H2945 [19MY]

———investigate denial of claims by insurance companies for homeowners affected by Hurricane Katrina, shifting liability to the National Flood Insurance Program, H4502 [22JN], H4567, H4590-H4594, H4602, H4603 [27JN]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H1035, H1036 [15MR]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding through reduction in FEMA funding, H1034, H1035 [15MR]

———give priority to States affected by Hurricane Katrina when distributing unobligated funds from the Child Care and Development Fund, H1075 [16MR]

———provide Community Development Block Grant Program assistance to long-term recovery areas housing victims of Hurricane Katrina, H1037, H1038 [15MR]

———require use of the most accurate data to determine allocation of assistance relative to damages from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H1036 [15MR]

———reserve Community Development Block Grant Program funding in abeyance until States with schools educating Hurricane Katrina evacuees are reimbursed, H1038, H1039 [15MR]

———utilize relief funding for low and moderate income victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H1044 [15MR]

Disasters: coastal restoration projects funding, H3174 [24MY]

———establish special rules relative to certain disaster assistance provided for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (H.R. 4438), H520 [2MR]

———flood control projects funding, H1033, H1034 [15MR]

———improve preparedness and response plans, H482-H486 [1MR], H950-H957 [14MR]

FEMA: develop plan to relocate Hurricane Katrina victims being housed in hotels to more permanent housing, H953, H954 [14MR], H1115 [16MR]

———extend transitional housing assistance to victims of Gulf Coast hurricanes, H2762, H2763, H2874 [18MY], E993 [26MY]

———GAO report on fraud in the receipt of disaster assistance relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita relief efforts, H3911 [14JN], H4012 [15JN]

———improve delivery of temporary housing to Hurricane Katrina evacuees, H468 [1MR]

———make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, H1010 [15MR], H1082-H1084 [16MR]

———prohibit use of funds to terminate hotel and motel emergency sheltering program, H1106, H1107 [16MR]

———promote accountability and prevent fraud relative to reconstruction efforts in the Gulf Coast Region, H1175 [28MR], H3984 [14JN]

France: observance of national day to remember slavery, E783 [10MY]

Health: declining health of Hurricane Katrina evacuees, E673 [2MY]

Home Depot, Inc.: tribute to efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H2967 [22MY]

Hurricanes: assessment of Federal contracting practices for Hurricane Katrina relief projects, E739 [5MY]

———ensure assistance for children impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1059 [8JN]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make FEMA an independent agency, H247 [14FE], H361 [16FE]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, H259, H260 [14FE], H777 [8MR], H1202 [29MR]

———establish independent commission and request GAO oversight of Federal spending and contracting in response to Hurricane Katrina, H615 [7MR]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by hurricanes, H50 [1FE]

———prevent and punish acts of fraud against victims and fraudulent acquisition or use of Federal relief funds, H468 [1MR]

———provide assistance to commercial fisherman whose operations were severely damaged by hurricanes, H1000 [15MR]

———provide assistance to individuals and businesses in Southwest Louisiana affected by Hurricane Rita, H1000 [15MR], H2624 [16MY]

———provide for reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of infrastructure in the Gulf Coast States, H952 [14MR]

———provide for recovery from Hurricane Katrina funding, H1004 [15MR]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, E594 [25AP]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), H499 [1MR], H514-H521 [2MR]

———recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 4197), H355 [16FE], H954 [14MR], H1115, H1116 [16MR], H2762 [18MY], E1182 [16JN]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H354 [16FE], H432, H435, H437 [28FE], H601 [7MR]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, H950-H957 [14MR], H2624-H2626 [16MY]

———repair, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of rental properties in States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita funding, H1043, H1044 [15MR]

———restore health care-related services in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, H1110 [16MR], H1386 [30MR]

———restore health care-related services in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 4858), H519 [2MR]

Independent Commission To Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (H.R. 3838), E739 [5MY]

Lafayette, LA: tribute to Good Hope Baptist Church, E352 [14MR]

Louisiana Tech University: tribute to debate team, E894 [19MY]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: tribute to efforts to reunite families after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H3800 [13JN], E1170 [16JN]

New Orleans, LA: National Guard facilities reconstruction funding, H1085, H1086 [16MR]

———tribute to reopening of Tulane University Hospital after Hurricane Katrina, H354 [16FE]

———VA Medical Center reconstruction funding, H1084, H1085 [16MR]

Pastor's Resource Council: tribute to efforts to provide relief for Louisiana communities impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Rita, E46 [1FE]

Pennsylvania: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E305 [8MR]

Railroads: Rail Line Relocation Capital Grant program funding, H1873 [27AP]

SBA: disaster loan programs response to Hurricane Katrina, H279 [15FE]

———improve approval rate for disaster loans to victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, H1046 [15MR]

———prohibit the use of funds to make or guarantee a loan under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, H1105, H1106 [16MR]

———prohibit use of funds to enforce deadlines regarding economic injury disaster loan applications and physical loan applications, H1104, H1105 [16MR]

St. Mary's County, MD: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E399 [16MR]

Taxation: eliminate income threshold for the child tax credit in the case of taxpayers who had a primary residence in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area (H.R. 4708), E86 [8FE]

University of Toledo: tribute to students and professors for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H1124 [16MR]

Virginia Dental Association: tribute to volunteers participating in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E118 [8FE]

Voting: encourage Louisiana and the Dept. of Justice to establish satellite voting outside of Louisiana for scheduled New Orleans elections (H. Con. Res. 385), H1628 [6AP]

———extend right to use satellite voting to Hurricane Katrina evacuees, H955 [14MR]

———prohibit funding to prevent displaced residents of the Gulf Coast States who were victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita from voting, H1046 [15MR]

Remarks in Senate

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (Senate): release of report, S4204 [9MY]

Coast Guard: tribute to award recipients, S5115 [24MY]

Coastal zones: hurricane protection and conservation programs funding, S2242 [16MR]

Contracts: improve Federal contracting transparency and accountability relative to hurricane relief and recovery, S3779-S3781 [1MY], S4028, S4029 [4MY]

———promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in the Gulf Coast Region or Iraq (S. 2277), S1130 [13FE]

Dept. of Commerce: provide grant to Port of New Orleans, LA, to mitigate increased costs from loss of deep draft navigation access to certain facilities at the Port in aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, S3944 [3MY]

Dept. of Defense: prevent shipbuilders under Federal contract from receiving both disaster recovery funding and insurance benefits for hurricane damages, S3864-S3869 [2MY]

Dept. of HUD: provide Community Development Block Grant Program assistance to long-term recovery areas housing victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S3689 [27AP], S3797 [1MY]

Dept. of Labor: give priority for national emergency grants to States that assist those individuals displaced by hurricanes in Gulf Coast Region, S3689 [27AP], S3797 [1MY]

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing and provide a portion of the revenues from that leasing to producing States and coastal political subdivisions, S5321 [26MY]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S3871, S3872 [2MY]

———make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (S. 2166), S1044 [9FE]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer, S3779 [1MY]

FEMA: Community Disaster Loan Program funding, S3567 [26AP]

Hurricanes: authorize bridge loan programs funding, increase small business access to export assistance in certain areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma, and authorize additional disaster loans (S. 2482), S2604-S2606 [30MR], S4518 [12MY]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, S413 [1FE], S492 [2FE]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Rita and commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana and Texas (S. Res. 416), S2696 [31MR]

———New Orleans, LA, levee improvement and gulf coast restoration funding, S3772, S3775 [1MY], S3956, S3957 [3MY], S4958-S4960 [23MY]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), S1371 [15FE], S1404 [16FE], S1757 [3MR]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S5832-S5834 [14JN]

———require Federal hurricane relief and recovery contracts exceeding a certain amount to be awarded only after an open and fair bidding process, S3879 [2MY]

John J. Hainkel Post Office Building, Hammond, LA: designate (H.R. 2346), S1756 [3MR]

Katrina on the Ground (organization): tribute, S1409 [16FE]

Mississippi River Gulf Outlet banks restoration project: funding, S3675 [27AP]

Monroe, LA: tribute to St. Francis Medical Center and St. Francis North Hospital volunteers, S3417 [24AP]

NOAA: gulf coast fishing industry restoration programs funding, S3670, S3671 [27AP]

North Carolina: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, S6276 [21JN]

Railroads: Rail Line Relocation Capital Grant program funding, S3558, S3564-S3566 [26AP]

SBA: disaster loan programs response to Hurricane Katrina, S4515-S4518 [12MY]

Ships and vessels: provide assistance to fishery vessels damaged in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S3568 [26AP]

Small business: designate areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as HUBZones and waive Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program Act for such areas, S3567 [26AP], S3873 [2MY], S4028 [4MY], S4518 [12MY]

Social Security: transfer funds from the Disaster Relief Fund to SSA for necessary expenses and losses related to Hurricane Katrina, S4015 [4MY]

St. Charles Parish, LA: anniversary, S3417 [24AP]

Taxation: eliminate income threshold for the child tax credit in the case of taxpayers who had a primary residence in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area (S. 2257), S868 [8FE]

Reports

Coast Guard Air Station Houston Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Anthony Marcos, Coast Guard, E958 [24MY]

Reports filed

Final Report: Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select) (H. Rept. 109-377), H331 [15FE]

GSA Requirements Relative to Authority To Make Repairs and Lease Space Required as a Result of Damages From Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4125) (H. Rept. 109-532), H4679 [27JN]

Supplementary Report and Document Annex: Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select) (H. Rept. 109-396), H1127 [16MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: National Association of Secretaries of State, H1083 [16MR]

Statements

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select) Report: Congressional Black Caucus, H355 [16FE]

———Representative Corrine Brown, H355 [16FE]

Texts of

H.R. 5354, Hurricane Relief Extension Act, H2967 [22MY]

S. 1777, Katrina Emergency Assistance Act, S1757 [3MR], H514 [2MR]

S. 2166, Hurricane Election Relief Act, S1044 [9FE]

S. 2277, Reconstruction Accountability and Fraud Prevention Act, S1131 [13FE]

S. Res. 416, express condolences to victims of Hurricane Rita and commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana and Texas, S2691, S2696 [31MR]